SUBMISSION COVER SHEET

SUBMISSION COVER SHEET
Registered Entity Identifier Code (optional) 2014-24
Date: 04/30/2014
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ORGANIZATION
FILING AS A:
TeraExchange, LLC
DCM
✔ SEF
DCO
SDR
TYPE OF FILING
• Rules and Rule Amendments
Certification under § 40.6 (a) or § 41.24 (a)
“Non-Material Agricultural Rule Change” under § 40.4 (b)(5)
Notification under § 40.6 (d)
Request for Approval under § 40.4 (a) or § 40.5 (a)
Made Available To Trade Determination under § 40.5 or § 40.6
Advance Notice of SIDCO Rule Change under § 40.10 (a)
• Products
✔ Certification under § 40.2 (a) or § 41.23 (a)
Submission under § 39.5
Swap Class Certification under § 40.2 (d)
Request for Approval under § 40.3 (a)
Novel Derivative Product Notification under § 40.12 (a)
RULE NUMBERS
Not Applicable
DESCRIPTION
Self-Certification of NDF Contracts
ECM/SPDC
April 30, 2014
BY ELECTRONIC MAIL: [email protected]
Melissa Jurgens
Secretary
Office of the Secretariat
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Three Lafayette Center
1155 21st Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20581
Re:
TeraExchange, LLC – 14-24 – Commission Regulation 40.2(a) – Certification of NonDeliverable Forward
Dear Ms. Jurgens:
TeraExchange, LLC (“TeraExchange”) hereby notifies the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the
“Commission” or “CFTC”), pursuant to Commission Regulation 40.2(a), that is certifying non-deliverable
forward contracts (“NDF”) for trading on its swap execution facility.
The intended listing date of the NDF is May 2, 2014. The terms and conditions for the NDF are attached as
Exhibit A. A concise explanation and analysis of the NDF’s compliance with applicable provisions of the
Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”), including the relevant core principles, and the Commission’s
Regulations thereunder is attached as Exhibit B.
TeraExchange certifies that the NDF complies with the CEA and the Commission Regulations thereunder.
TeraExchange further certifies that concurrently with this filing it posted a copy of this submission on its
website at www.teraexchange.com/RND.html.
Please contact the undersigned at (908) 273-8266 or at [email protected] with any questions.
Sincerely,
Peter W. Wilson
Peter W. Wilson
Chief Compliance Officer
Cc:
[email protected]
Mark Schlegel
Jasmine Lee
25 DeForest Avenue, Suite 203 • Summit, New Jersey 07901
Exhibit A
Terms and Conditions
Non-Deliverable Forwards
General
Contract Structure
An outright forward agreement that is settled upon the difference between the contract price and the prevailing spot rate on a notional amount.
Clearing Venue Specifications
Settlement Currency*
Quoting Convention
Price Increment
Minimum Notional Size
Bilateral
BRL, BWP, CLP, CNY, COP, EGP, GHS, GTQ, IDR, INR, KES, KRW, KZT, MYR, MWK, NGN, PEN, PHP, RUB, THB, TWD, TZN, UAH, UGX, UYU, VEB,
VND, ZMK
USD, GBP, EUR, JPY, CHF, AUD, CAD
Currency exchange rate expressed as the amount of Contract Currency per unit of Settlement Currency.
There is no minimum price increment.
1,000 notional units of the contract currency
Minimum Notional Size Increment
0.01 notional units of the contract currency
Contract Currencies*
Trading Conventions
Trading Hours
Fixing Date
Settlement Date
Settlement Procedure
Position Accountability
The buyer of a contract agrees to purchase a notional amount of the Contract Currency at an exchange rate determined by the price of
execution.
The seller of a contract agrees to sell a notional amount of the Contract Currency at an exchange rate determined by the price of execution.
00:01 to 24:00 Eastern Time
The date at which the difference between the prevailing spot rate and the fixed exchange rate is calculated, as agreed upon by the
counterparties.
As negotiated in the pre-existing bilateral agreement between the counterparties.
As negotiated in the pre-existing bilateral agreement between the counterparties.
As may be determined and published by TeraExchange under CFTC Regulation 37.600 (c)
*The above items represent the customary attributes of the agreements; those items market with an asterisk "*" may be customized
Exhibit B
This exhibit includes a concise explanation and analysis of the certified NDFs’ compliance with applicable
provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”), including the relevant Core Principles, and the
Commission’s Regulations thereunder.
Core Principle 2 – Compliance with Rules
As with all products listed for trading on TeraExchange, trading in NDFs will be subject to compliance with
the CEA, CFTC Regulations and the TeraExchange Rulebook (the “Rules”). Chapter 5 of the Rules sets out
in detail the trading practice and business conduct rules applicable to all Participants. In general, under Rule
517, Participants are prohibited from engaging in any conduct in violation of Applicable Law or the Rules.
Under Rule 518, any violation of the Rules or act constituting fraud, dishonorable or dishonest conduct, or
conduct inconsistent with just and equitable principles of trade is an offense. Fraudulent acts of any kind,
including but not limited to front-running, money passes, trading ahead of or against customers, and
accommodation trading, are all prohibited under Rule 519. Also included in Chapter 5 is a series of specific
Rules intended to deter abusive and disruptive trading practices, including prohibitions on the following:
fictitious, wash or non-competitive transactions (Rule 520); market disruption, including violating bids and
offers, closing period violations, and spoofing (Rule 521); market manipulation (Rule 522); misstatements (Rule
523); acts detrimental to the SEF (Rule 524); misuse of the SEF (Rule 525); withholding of orders (Rule 526);
trading against or crossing orders (Rule 527); and disclosing orders (Rule 528).
TeraExchange market regulation staff, working in partnership with the staff of the National Futures Association
as regulatory services provider, will conduct surveillance and initiate disciplinary proceedings as necessary to
enforce compliance with the Rules, the CEA and Commission Regulations.
Core Principle 3 – Swaps not Readily Susceptible to Manipulation
An NDF is a forward contract in which the counterparties settle the difference between the NDF price or rate
and the prevailing spot price or rate on an agreed upon notional amount. All NDFs have a fixing date and
settlement date. The fixing date is the date at which the difference between the prevailing market exchange
rate and the agreed upon exchange rate is calculated. The settlement date is the date by which the payment of
the difference is due to the party receiving payment. In a majority of cases, NDFs will be fixed against a daily
rate published by the central bank of the relevant country.
NDFs are not readily susceptible to manipulation for a number of reasons. First, the reference price is
generated through a transparent, rules-based process. The reliability of the reference data is evident in its
general acceptance in the marketplace as a reliable, unbiased source for foreign exchange rate data. Second, the
foreign exchange market is an extremely liquid market with massive volume, making manipulation very difficult
to achieve. Third, the reference rates are readily available via a number of sources including websites of the
various central banks.
Core Principle 7 – Financial Integrity of Transactions
All Swaps that are required to be cleared pursuant to Section 2(h) of the CEA or that are voluntarily cleared by
the counterparties will be submitted for clearing through a DCO.
Core Principle 9 – Timely Publication of Trading Information
TeraExchange will submit timely reports regarding NDFs to a registered swap data repository as prescribed in
Parts 43 and 45 of the CFTC Regulations. TeraExchange will also record, report and publish on its website all
data required by Part 16 of the CFTC’s Regulations.